1 Samuel 2:21

כִּֽי־פָקַ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־חַנָּ֔ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־בָנִ֖ים וּשְׁתֵּ֣י בָנֹ֑ות וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל הַנַּ֥עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל עִם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס

For YHWH visited Ḥanna, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Shemuʾel grew with YHWH.

Morphology

1. כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a reason or explanation.
2. פָקַ֤ד (paqad) – Root: פקד (paqad); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “visited”; Notes: Indicates divine intervention.
3. יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine name.
4. אֶת־חַנָּ֔ה (et-Ḥannah) – Root: חנה (Ḥannah); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Ḥannah”; Notes: Refers to Shemuʾel’s mother.
5. וַתַּ֛הַר (vatta-har) – Root: הרה (harah); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and she conceived”; Notes: Describes the result of YHWH’s visitation.
6. וַתֵּ֥לֶד (vatteled) – Root: ילד (yalad); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and she bore”; Notes: Expresses a completed action.
7. שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־בָנִ֖ים (sheloshah-banīm) – Root: שלש (shalosh) + בן (ben); Form: Numeral and noun, masculine plural; Translation: “three sons”; Notes: Indicates the number of male children.
8. וּשְׁתֵּ֣י בָנֹ֑ות (ushtei-banot) – Root: שנים (shenayim) + בת (bat); Form: Numeral and noun, feminine plural; Translation: “and two daughters”; Notes: Specifies the number of female children.
9. וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל (vayyigdal) – Root: גדל (gadal); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he grew”; Notes: Describes Shemuʾel’s development.
10. הַנַּ֥עַר (ha-naʿar) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the boy”; Notes: Refers to Shemuʾel.
11. שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (Shemuʾel) – Root: שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: The prophet’s name.
12. עִם־יְהוָֽה (ʿim-YHWH) – Root: עם (ʿim); Form: Preposition with proper noun; Translation: “with YHWH”; Notes: Indicates Shemuʾel’s closeness to YHWH.